The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-08
MATTERS I'M MAssrLLoE.
Brief Budget of the News of the Da
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Brief Budget of the News Of the Day
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Mr.. V. S. Russell has gone to Millers-
vile, Ind.
Mrs. John Brady, of ToulOn, ILL.,, after
a visit with friendsin the city, returned
home Tuesday. F 7'',
Mrs. Clay Coyle, of Canton, and Mrs.
Philip Smith, of Massillon, went to
Cleveland today to visit their brother,
John Schwarm.
Mrs. Joseph Ress, of Canal Dover,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
L.G. Schworm, on South Erie street,
returned home Saturday.
The house owned by Mrs. Ripple,
widow of the late Nicholas Ripple who
was killed by a runaway some time ago,
burned down this morning. Cause
unknown.
The committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association met Monday
evening, and decided to take possession
of the first floor of the Bammerlin
Block Immediately. 1t will be fitted up
as a reading and meeting room.
a very neat confidence game was
practiced on one Of the lawyers of this
city Monday. About II o'clock a man
ran into the lawyers Office in great
hurry and greeted the lawyer with
much familiarity and said ne wanted
eighteen cents for immediate use and
a short time, when he and Mr.. Wieland,
deputy sheriff, would be in to transact
some special business and he would re-
pay him. The lawyer gave him quar-
ter, the smallest change he had, sup
posing at the time he was an attache
of the sheriff's Office, and the result is
that the lawyer is twenty y-tive cents out.
Cards of invitation have been issued
by Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Dangler, for
the marriage of their daughter Grace,
to Mr.. Edward G. Mervin, Thursday
evening, Dec. 18th, in st. TimOthy's p.
E. Church. A reception will be held at
the residence on Hill street, at o'clock.
L. Jones, of Canal Dover, occupying
room No. 80 at Hotel Conrad, blew out
the gas last evening when retiring.
Charles HOdnot, one of the night pOr-
ters, in passing the room about o'clock
this morning, smelt the gas and took
the transom out and awakened the
mon. Except feeling little sick Jones
was all right this morning.
Charles Strobel, employed in the
drafting department at Russell Il Co.'S,
met with very painful accident yes
terday morning. He was working on
on a wood lathe and large wooden
plate which was fastened upon the
lathe, broke, the pieces striking him in
the face, cutting cash across his up
per lip and both cheeks. The injury,
although not fatal, will mark him for
life.
Mrs. Sarah Kosier seeks divorce
from her husband, Charles KOsier,
whom she married over two years ago.
Mrs. Kosier is known in this city by the
name of Mrs. Uncle, living two miles
south of town, and her husband is
known by everyone by the name of
Freddy" The reason given for the
divorce is gross neglect and willful alb
sence. The case stands for hearing on
and after the 21st of January, 1888.
The death of Addison Myers has been
announced. He was well known to
many old residents of Massillon as a
former active business man, of the firm
of Uhl & Myers. He married a daugh-
ter of Marshall Wellman, who took a
prominent part in the early history of
this city.
The brick school house at Milport
was consumed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. The house consisted of two de-
partments, both on the ground floor. It
is customary for teachers to cover the
fires in the evening and such was the
case at this building, but it is not
known whether this was the cause Of
the fire or not as when first seen, about
4 o'clock in the morning, the building
was all i'll a blaze and was entirely
destroyed. Loss $4,000. No insurance.
Something of a clue bearing upon
the silk robbery reached Seibold &
Crone yesterday in the shape of all the
heavy paper wrappers in which the
pieces were folded. They were brought
in by John Baker, whose farm is on the
old Wooster road, only short distance
from town, who found them in his barn
yesterday morning. One of the farm
hands for several days noticed that the
straw above had been disturbed and he
investigated it, Ascending the ladder
he saw two bundles of paper in hole
in the straw and pulled them out. 1t
was evident that more than one
man had been there and he remained
for some time, Each bundle of paper
was tied with towel, which had also
been stolen on Sunday morning. Mr..
Baker at once guessed what he had
fOund and sent word tO tho pitV